GTRSH Chapter 7

Yu Xinche blinked and said two words quickly: “Thank you.”

“You’re welcome.”

Yu Xinche looked at He Ci awkwardly for two seconds, and then, thinking of the ridicule from netizens in the screenshot just now, he suddenly felt a little guilty.

The reply he typed that day, “Let me search who He Ci is,” was actually not in line with his usual speaking style, and contained a hint of sarcasm.

He subconsciously felt that He Ci was a liar, and had a preconceived notion that this person had bad intentions, so he was impatient and somewhat disrespectful to the other person when speaking.

If he had searched who He Ci was before replying, or had not replied and pretended not to see it, He Ci would not have been laughed at.

But it’s too late to say this now, and it seems artificial and hypocritical.

More importantly, he was not sure whether He Ci recognized him.

“What’s wrong?” He Ci lowered his head and moved a little closer, looking at him playfully, “Did you play Tide too much and you turned into the hero’s melancholy form?”

“No.”

Yu Xinche’s brewing emotions were interrupted, and he finally had time to pay attention to the surrounding environment.

He called out to the three people in front of him: “Hey? Why are you taking this road?”

“Let’s go to that restaurant – damn, I forgot Brother Ci was here too.”

“Uh, why don’t we go back?”

He Ci sensed something was wrong and asked, “What’s wrong with me being here?”

Of course, they were worried that he was not used to eating at the small stalls where the average price per person was just dozens of dollars, but it seemed awkward to say this, so they looked at each other and hesitated.

Yu Xinche thought for a moment and said, “The snack street ahead is full of students, many of whom play games. You might be recognized if you go there.”

“Oh, where do you want to go to now?” He Ci asked.

Yu Xinche reported the name of a shopping mall.

There were quite a lot of people in the nearby shopping malls on weekends, so he picked a relatively high-end and quiet one.

“There are a lot of people there too right?” He Ci refused to be fooled. He paused and said, “Besides, so what if there are a lot of students? You also play games, and don’t know me?”

“…”

Yu Xinche pretended not to hear that and silently complained in his heart why He Ci was so vindictive.

Seeing this, the others stopped forcing themselves and continued on their previous path: “Then let’s go have some barbecue? There’s a crayfish place that’s super delicious!”

“Okay.” He Ci smiled.

Fearing that they still had concerns, he added, “Don’t worry, I just happen to have some talent for games, and I’m an ordinary person in other aspects. Our team also eats these things on a regular basis.”

“Okay, brother.” Qi Han was the first to respond, “After today, I like you more, brother.”

“There’s a gay man!”

“Fast forward to ‘Brother you smell so good’”

“Get lost!”

Half of the street was lined with various restaurants. They were lucky because the one they wanted to eat at had an empty table.

At seven or eight o’clock in the summer, the sky was still bright and the temperature only dropped from 39 degrees to 36 degrees, still scorching hot.

In just a few minutes of walking, they were tortured by the midsummer heat, and once they entered the air-conditioned room, they all sighed in comfort.

The seats were in the corner of the second floor, with He Ci sitting at the very back. Unless passers-by stared at them, they would not notice that there was a professional player here.

The ordering process was done quickly. He Ci was very approachable in this regard. He had no dietary restrictions or preferences and said anything was fine.

When the dishes came, he was not disappointed and said that everything was delicious and tasted not bad.

Boys around eighteen or nineteen have just become adults and were qualified to drink alcohol openly, so they will naturally not miss any occasion to drink.

He Ci was going to drive, so he ordered a bottle of soda, while the others drank beer.

When he raised his glass for the first time, He Ci looked in Yu Xinche’s direction, and only looked away after he actually drank the beer.

“What are you looking at?” Yu Xinche was very sensitive to his gaze.

He Ci shook his head: “Nothing.”

“I know. Do you think Xinche doesn’t look like a drinker?”

He Ci smiled and said nothing.

“That’s normal. Our department’s most handsome guy must have the temperament of a fairy man who is not concerned with worldly matters.” Qi Han patted Yu Xinche’s shoulder. “I was also surprised when I first met him. I didn’t expect him to be so easy to get along with.”

“Stop.” Yu Xinche picked a big lobster and gave it to Qi Han, not wanting him to flatter him anymore. “Eat it quickly.”

“Yeah.” Qi Han asked He Ci while peeling the shells, “Brother Ci, what’s going on during our transfer period? Can you tell me? If you can’t tell me, just pretend I didn’t ask.”

“There’s nothing that can’t be said. There is an extra player in the top lane, and we’re still recruiting supports.”

“Oh.”

Qi Han was an old fan of TZ, and he was familiar with the team’s situation. Last season’s support was indeed not very good, and his cooperation with He Ci was terrible. The super topic often releases animated graphics of the two’s mistakes during the laning phase to criticize the two.

He thought for a moment and mentioned a name: “What about SWAN? I heard he wants to go back to China to play.”

“Him?” He Ci sneered, “Forget it.”

“Who is SWAN?” Yu Xinche was curious.

“A former teammate, who later went to play in Korea.” He Ci answered him.

Qi Han was somewhat surprised by He Ci’s reaction.

SWAN was the first support to partner with He Ci. The cooperation between the two was pretty good back then. SWAN’s departure was a normal transfer after his contract expired, so it was considered a good parting.

He didn’t expect He Ci to have such a hostile attitude, as if mentioning SWAN twice was bad luck.

However, Qi Han was sensible. Seeing that He Ci did not want to say more, he suppressed his curiosity and changed the subject:

“What about the one that happened during the live broadcast a few days ago, where netizens called the innocent college student, is there no follow-up?”

“He blocked me. I think his ID is P, U or something like that.” As he said this, Yu Xinche saw He Ci glanced at him. “He played very well, but he didn’t recognize me.”

I don’t know if it’s because he’s being overly sensitive, but Yu Xinche always felt that his words have a hidden meaning.

He picked up a piece of cold cucumber and ate it awkwardly. It was crispy and made a crackling sound when he bit it.

When He Ci read out his ID, Yu Xinche felt his heart beating faster.

If he really reported the nickname PURE, everyone here would immediately realized that it was his account.

The scene would be very chaotic then.

Fortunately, he didn’t finish reading it.

Nothing else happened after that and the meal was a pleasant one.

Those who were drinking were very sensible and stopped drinking in moderation.

I also received an unexpected surprise and became He Ci’s friend.

HIT has a mobile APP that has all the functions such as watching games, buying skins, adding friends, etc. It could do everything except playing games.

He Ci added several people as friends on the assistant. When adding Yu Xinche, he looked at his profile for a long time:

“I have a question, why is your gender set to female? And your avatar is so cute.”

Seeing He Ci showing an expression of “I didn’t expect you to have this kind of habit”, Yu Xinche quickly explained: “This is an account I borrowed from a senior.”

“What about your own account?”

“Recently, there are always people watching my games. I’m not used to it, so I don’t play there.”

“Oh.” He Ci lowered his head again, sliding his fingers across his phone, as if he had just asked casually and didn’t really care about the answer.

Yu Xinche moved his lips, wanted to say something, but swallowed it back.

After eating and drinking, He Ci left the table on the pretext of going to the bathroom.

He went downstairs to pay the bill first.

Just as he reached the front desk, the sound of “thump thump thump” was heard on the stairs behind him, and Yu Xinche followed down.

“I knew it.” Yu Xinche stopped him and prepared to pay himself.

“It’s okay.” He Ci moved closer to the cashier counter and immediately handed over the code to scan it, and the payment was successful.

“You treated me to the internet cafe, so I will treat you guys to dinner. It’s reasonable.”

“Okay, thank you then. I thank you on their behalf as well.” Yu Xinche did not insist.

He was a little slow to react after drinking. He thought that He Ci might want to pay the bill first, so he quickly got up and went downstairs, but he didn’t expect that he was beaten to it by him.

He Ci looked like a young master who was used to being wealthy, and if you insisted on arguing with him about who pays the bill, he might get annoyed.

Fortunately, the meal was not expensive and he wasn’t taken too much advantage of.

After paying the money, they went back upstairs together.

Yu Xinche was walking in front, his mind was a little confused. There was a voice urging him to quickly tell He Ci that PURE was him, otherwise the meal would be over.

Another voice said that even if he told him, what would happen? He caused He Ci to be ridiculed by netizens. Could He Ci lower himself and invite him again?

While he was distracted, a waiter carrying a tray came towards him. When Yu Xinche wanted to turn sideways, he was already a beat too slow.

Just as they were about to collide, He Ci pulled his arm down.

Barely avoided.

This fright also sobered Yu Xinche’s drunkenness, and he thanked He Ci again.

“Thank you.”

He Ci did not say “you’re welcome” this time.

He raised an eyebrow: “Including the time with the telephone pole, you have said thank you three times.”

“If you really want to thank me, please take me off the blacklist, PURE?”

 

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